BBQ Pizza, BBQ Everything

For dinner tonight, I made BBQ "chicken" pizzas and they were pretty delicious. For the "chicken," I rehydrated Butler Soy Curls and seasoned them with thyme, garlic powder, onion powder and a little BBQ sauce. For the sauce, I used my new favorite which is the hickory flavor from Garland Jack's Secret Six made in Garland, TX right outside of Dallas.  It is delicious on everything and I suggest that if you cannot find a bottle in your store, you should order some online. They don't stock the "squealin' hot" flavor here, so I think am going to order some of that.  So, started with the special sauce, added thinly sliced red onion, a mixture of Daiya cheeses, soy curls and them topped them with fresh cilantro when it came out of the oven. Of course, I had to spice mine up with a little Sriracha sauce, but I have to do that regardless of what kind of pizza it is!

Eating: Sliders

Why should omnivores get to have all of the fun? They are building a White Castle here in Terre Haute, but there is absolutely nothing on the menu pour moi. Burger King has a veggie burger, which I'm grateful for when traveling, but not veggie versions of their new 'burger shots.'

No worries, as I am creative and happy to suit myself. I had some hot dog buns in the larder that were lacking the matching veggie hot dogs, so I cut each put into three mini-hamburger-bun-sized pieces--there was just a little of each leftover. Next, I popped some veggie meatballs in the oven and set out to dress my baby veggie burgers, clockwise from the bowl:

• Refrigerator pickles (onion, cucumber and carrot) that Mitchell made last week--on the plate for a little garnish on the burgers of my choice
• Some baby spring mix to add to the burgers
• Sriracha mayonnaise
• Green chili mayonnaise
• Tomato sauce and mozzarella
• BBQ
• Heinz organic ketchup
• Spicy mustard spread in the middle

Delicious and fun!

Veggie BBQ?

You betcha, ya'll. Just because I'm vegetarian doesn't mean I don't like BBQ. Of course, being vegetarian and eating BBQ don't really go hand in hand. You really have to work at it.



Bush's makes wonderful vegetarian bbq beans that often soothe the craving and I also make veggie sloppy Joe's with my mother's recipe, which is sort of BBQ. I love the beans with a side of potato salad and some sort of yummy, veggie protein.

Of course, when I really HAVE TO HAVE BBQ I just nuke a Gardenburger BBQ Riblet. I am always telling people about how good these are and they think I'm crazy. Shaped like the McRib of your youth, the GB riblet has a great sauce and a wonderful texture. I could eat them almost everyday. But, vegetarian BBQ fans in Austin, have I got news for you:



Jo's Hot Coffee (on South Congress and now with a groovy little cafe on the hyper-chic 2nd street that has a slightly expanded menu) serves a Vegetarian BBQ sandwich. The lightly sauced wheat roast (seitan) is served on a soft, square bun and topped with crunchy cole slaw. You can add a side of the house-made fries for $1. Next time, I'll ask for some extra sauce because I thought it could have used a little more liquid, but otherwise no complaints. The sandwich is large, tasty and will satisfy any craving for BBQ. (Friends had the grilled cheese which was also delicious and Jo's also serves two other veggie choices.) In addition, you can get a Frito pie topped with the wheat roast (I'll try this next time) for a sublime treat.



Mangez!